The area's healthy economy and broad-based job and population growth are fostering demand for rentals and attracting developers and investors. This list highlights the metro’s top private, REIT and institutional owners, based on unit counts, according to Yardi Matrix data.

The city's multifamily market remains tepid, despite the continuing revival of downtown and surrounding areas. It does, however, benefit from the proximity of Washington, D.C.’s less affordable market, where both renters and investors are slowly being priced out.